Iraq’s biggest oil refinery is said to have come under the control of Sunni-led militant group ISIS. The group has already taken control of Iraq’s second city Mosul, and is advancing on the capital, Baghdad. Who are ISIS and what are their origins? The BBC explains in 90 seconds.
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2 countries, many empires. How Iran & Iraq have locked horns for centuries. We explain in 90 seconds. Iran could hold the key to a stable Iraq. Hasn't that always been the case?Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/us...
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A Shia militia group League of the Righteous has told the BBC that militant forces in Iraq, including Isis, are "terrified" of them.The BBC's Jeremy Bowen meets members of the group, which is fighting on the side of ...
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The leader of jihadist militant group Isis has called on Muslims to travel to Iraq and Syria to help build an Islamic state, in an audio message. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on Muslims to immigrate to the "Islamic St...
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Rebels say they have fully captured the Iraq's main oil refinery north of Baghdad, as people in Irbil face queues miles long to buy fuel.Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/user/bbcnews?sub_confirmation=1Check out our w...
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The offensive by jihadist-led Sunni rebels has spread the fear of future attacks across Iraq. In the north of the country, around the city of Kirkuk, Isis fighters have carried out massacres and suicide bombings, ter...
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In an exclusive interview with BBC Arabic, the PM of Iraq, Nouri Maliki has confirmed that Syria carried out air strikes on militants inside Iraqi territory this week. He said Syrian fighter jets had bombed militant ...
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